Gomes deal agreed

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We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with PSV Eindhoven for the transfer of Heurelho Gomes to the Club, subject to the player agreeing personal terms, passing a medical examination and obtaining his work permit.

Goalkeeper Gomes, 27, a Brazilian international, was an ever-present member of PSV's title-winning squad last season, when he conceded only 24 goals in 34 league games.

He made his name at Cruzeiro in Brazil, debuting in 2002 before securing his move to Europe and PSV in 2004.

Since then, he has won four Dutch titles in succession with PSV, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2004-05.

Gomes will be no stranger to Spurs fans - he was outstanding in our UEFA Cup Round of 16 matches against PSV last season.

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Official Site confirms Giovani Dos Santos Transfer

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We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Barcelona for
the transfer of Giovani dos Santos to the Club, subject to a medical and
agreeing personal terms.The 19-year-old Mexico international made 28 senior
appearances for the Catalan club last season, scoring three goals, after
displaying his credentials in the B team, where he made 27 appearances and
netted five times.It was his performances playing for his country at the FIFA
World Under-17 Championships in 2005 that caught the attention of the Nou Camp
side. Mexico emerged as winners in Peru and Giovani was named second best player
in the tournament, while he was ranked in the top three players of the FIFA
World Under-20 Championship staged in Canada in 2007.He has since been capped on
five occasions by the full Mexico national team.

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Transfer News: Giovani Dos Saints

Skysports are reporting the following information:

Barcelona have confirmed that Giovani Dos Santos has signed for Tottenham.
The 19-year-old Mexican international has signed a five-year deal at White
Hart Lane and will officially move to White Hart Lane on 1st July.
Spurs
will pay an initial 6million euros (£4.7million) for Giovani with the fee
possibly rising by another £3.9million depending on appearances.

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This has not been confirmed by the Official Site.

Transfer News: 16 y/o John Bostock signs

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We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with John Bostock to
join the Club.
The 16-year-old midfielder was previously a schoolboy with
Crystal Palace, making his First Team debut for the Eagles when he came on as a
second-half substitute against Watford in October 2007.
He went on to make a
further two starts as well as two appearances as a substitute for the
Championship club.
Sporting Director Damien Comolli said: "We are very
pleased that John has decided to join us. We know he has the talent but we also
know he is only 16 and so we will not rush him. He will have time to develop and
will be working within a very talented development squad.
Speaking after
signing, John added: "I am definitely ready to make this move and Spurs is the
team I wanted to join. I feel this is a club with a great future and this is
where I want to be to develop my potential and improve as a player."

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O'Hara signs new contract

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Jamie O’Hara has signed a new contract to extend his stay at the Club for a
further three years, committing his future to White Hart Lane until 2011.
The
21-year-old Academy graduate broke into the First Team this season when he came
off the substitutes bench to help create the winning goal against Portsmouth at
Fratton Park and has since gone on to make a total of 25 appearances for the
Club, scoring twice.
His performances have also been recognised at
international level after he made his England Under-21 debut in the recent
friendly with Poland at Molineux, while he has also been included in the squad
for Thursday’s match against Wales’ Under-21 side.
A starter against
Liverpool yesterday, Jamie’s contribution to the season was rewarded when he was
presented with the One Hotspur Junior Young Player of the Year Award along with
the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust Breakthrough Award for season 2007/08
after the match.
Head Coach Juande Ramos said: “Jamie has earned his time on
the pitch this season. He has come a long way in a short space of time so I
congratulate him and this new contract is recognition of his efforts. If he
continues in the same vein he will become a very important player for
us.
“Jamie is an example to all the young players at the Club in that
reaching the First Team can be achieved through hard work and giving the best of
yourself.
Jamie added: “The boss is building a squad that is going to be up
there challenging for honours and to be told that I am part of his long-term
plans by giving me a three-year deal is good for me. I just want to keep showing
him that I want to progress and become one of the top players at Tottenham
Hotspur.
“To have another three seasons at the club that I have always wanted
to play for is great and now I just can’t wait for pre-season to begin.”

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Spurs 0 Liverpool 2 : Ends home scoring streak

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Liverpool's 2-0 win on Sunday ended a sequence of scoring in 24 consecutive home
league games - a record for us in the Premier League.
SCORING IN CONSECUTIVE
HOME LEAGUE GAMES
Liverpool became the first visiting club to keep a clean
sheet at White Hart Lane on Sunday since Manchester United did so back in
February last year.
The sequence spanned 24 matches, the last six of season
2006-07 and the first 18 this campaign. It beat by some margin our previous best
run of scoring in home Premier League games, of 14 matches set between
September, 2001 and March, 2002.
We have to go back over 40 years since we
last strung together so many home League games without failing to score a goal.
That was a 25 match sequence between March 13, 1965 and and April 16,
1966.
We last went through a season netting in every Football League home
game during 1961-62 and that coupled with the Double winning season of 1960-61
produced a 53 match run from April 30, 1960 to November 17, 1962.
Incredibly,
that was not sufficient to overhaul the club record which stands at 57 games
between April 28, 1951 and December 25, 1953.
In addition to those mentioned,
we also scored in every home game during the 1928-29 second division campaign
and 1956-57 when finishing runners-up.
With thanks to Club Historian Andy
Porter...

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Report: Reading 0 Spurs 1

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Robbie Keane boosted his tally to a personal best of 23 with the goal that
defeated Reading on Saturday.
That this fixture remained a contest until the
final whistle is one of the mysteries of this game as it should have been over
and out at the end of the first half completely dominated by the team in yellow.
As it turned out, Reading clung on and remained in contention, meaning an
uncomfortable last ten minutes or so. You could sense the tension inside the
Madejski Stadium where you got the feeling that focus was divided between here
and events by the Thames to the west of London. Not that the Reading people
weren't cranking up the noise in a bid to inspire their team, the stands were a
sea of blue and white stripes. The more composed and constructive football early
came from the team in all yellow in what was a surprisingly open contest with
plenty of space to ping passes around in midfield. Tom Huddlestone did just that
when he picked out the run of Steed Malbranque down the left flank. After a
little scurry the Frenchman arrowed over a cross that clipped the head of a
launching Darren Bent. Minutes later the dangerous Bent powered his through,
again from the prompting of Malbranque, and picked his spot, only for the
outstretched foot of Marcus Hahnemann to deny him an opener. A Huddlestone cut
back then allowed Malbranque to try the unusual and drag the ball backwards in
front of goal, but the Reading rearguard were alert to the situation.
With 15
minutes on the clock Bent brilliantly stretched his legs again and surge away
from home side attentions before spiriting the ball into the path of Keane, who
jinked inside before prodding past Hahnemann low to the goalkeeper's left. It
was a sweet move superbly executed that resulted in a personal best for skipper.
Hahnemann athletically thwarted Keane from a free-kick just outside the area
after Malbranque was chopped down by Andre Bikey before a brilliant passage of
play ended with Keane slipping through to Malbranque who calmly curled past
Hahnemann. He was clearly onside but the flag was raised. Reading were all at
sea and the destination of the points should have been determined inside the
first 30 minutes. Keane should have made it two minutes before the break when
the industrious Malbranque unlocked the gate for the striker to pit his wits
against Hahnemann, but a late Liam Rosenior challenge was enough to knock his
effort off course. The advantage could have been doubled in the first moments of
the second half when Alan Hutton picked out Keane in the area, the striker
drilling across goal to where Malbranque was sliding in at the far post. It was
the side netting that was shaking and Reading were given another lifeline. Bent
looked like adding his name to the scoresheet when Keane and Jermaine Jenas
combined to present him with an opening in front of Hahnemann, only for a
last-ditch lunge from Nicky Shorey that spared his goalkeeper. At the other end,
in a rare sortie forward, Leroy Lita finally warmed the hands of Radek Cerny
with shooting from an angle his only option with support slow in support. The
head of Didier Zokora then got in the way of a decent looking shot from Bikey
that could well have made its way into the top corner without his intervention.
Just past the hour mark Jamie O'Hara was introduced in place of Tom Huddlestone
and he almost made an immediate impact with a raking left foot cross that just
had Bent stretching his neck a little too much. Substitute Marek Matejovsky
sidefooted narrowly wide as Reading roused a little going into the final 20
minutes. Steve Coppell's side began to crank it up as the stakes were increased
with news that Fulham had taken the lead against Birmingham at Craven Cottage
but Bent caught them on the break and smashed in a low drive that came off the
inside of the post and to safety. Kevin Prince Boateng took the place of Keane
with 14 minutes left on the clock, but the next Spurs player in significant
action was Cerny who reacted smartly to his right to thwart Dave Kitson inside
the final five minutes. He then saved brilliantly to his left to claw away
Rosenior's goalbound strike.

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